Noel Gallo | |
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Member of the Oakland City Council from District 5 | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Preceded by | Ignacio de la Fuente |
Member of the Oakland Board of Education from District 5 | |
In office January 1993 –2012 | |
Preceded by | Darlene Lawson |
Succeeded by | Roseann Torres |
Personal details | |
Born | Ysleta,El Paso,Texas |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of California,Berkeley (BS) |
Website | Government website |
Noel Gallo represents District 5 on the Oakland City Council,a position he has held since 2013. [1] Gallo is chair of the public safety committee, [2] where he has advocated for youth curfews [3] and the creation of a Public Safety Oversight Commission. [4]
In 1992 he was the first Hispanic elected to the Oakland School Board [5] on which he also served as President. [6]
Gallo grew up in the Fruitvale district, [7] which he now represents. [8]
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